Edo prints
| Design: | Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | |||||
| Title: | Autumn Moon at Takanawa | |||||
| Series title: | Eight Views of the Eastern Capital | |||||
| Size: | 23.4 x 34.2 cm (ōban) | |||||
| Posthumous printing from newly cut woodblocks | ||||||
| Photography: | Jacques Commandeur |
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Originally published by Fujiokaya Hikotarō ca. 1835-1838. This reproduction published by Adachi in Tokyo.
Black artist’s signature at the top right of print area:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 廣 | hiro | broad | |
| 重 | shige | heavy | Picture by |
| 画 | ga | picture | Hiroshige |
Black series title at the left of the artist’s signature:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 東 | tō | east | |
| 都 | to | capital | |
| 八 | hachi | eight | Eight views of |
| 景 | kei | view | the Eastern capital |
Black print title at the left of the series title:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 高 | taka | rise | |
| 輪 | wa | wheel | |
| 秋 | shū | autumn | Autumn Moon |
| 月 | getsu | moon | at Takanawa |
Followed by the publisher’s seal in red characters:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 藤 | fuji | wisteria | |
| 彦 | hiko | lad | Fujihiko |
Provenance: Fuji Arts